Tag: gps
-
#DataDump: Satellites, CISPA, Space Boat and more
‘Internet doomsday’ July 9, claims FBI* Satellite export controls loom over national security, economy* Military Clashes with U.S. Spies over Outsourcing of Satellite Surveillance* Equipment Maker Caught Installing Backdoor in Control System Code* Judges Drive Truck Through Loophole in Supreme Court GPS Ruling* High Court rules iiNet not responsible for its customers’ illegal downloads* Czechs…
-
1/26 Defcon: Mega-Man, Bigger Brother
Mega-man: Bizarre rise & sudden downfall of Kim Dotcom // What is the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement? // Say NO to ACTA // Big Brother Google Just Got Bigger // Legality of Mobile Phone Tracking Still Unclear Despite Supreme Court GPS Decision // Newt Gingrich wants to make the moon the 51st state // Why crimes…
-
1/26 Newspurge: What Would You Do?
Bird flu mutation studies must go on, says scientist // Magic Mushrooms Expand the Mind By Dampening Brain Activity, May Help Depression // America After Dark: Desperate Meth Heads, Rampant Human Trafficking And Millions Of Criminal Predators // CFR Madmen Itching for a Nuclear Armageddon // Oliver Stone: I’d vote for Ron Paul // After…
-
12/29 #defcon: ç¥∫´®ßπåç´∑å® – 404 file or directory not found
#2012 watch: the countdown begins* how the world might end in 2012 (or maybe later)* top 10 most bizarre tech stories of 2011* ten plotlines you’ll find in science fiction – over & over again* twin probes to orbit moon, study gravity field* sen. ron wyden leaps into middle of internet piracy fight* army ‘red…
-
11/17 pop occulture: unsurprising scandals
still shocked that organized religion & sports want to physically, spiritually & mentally abuse your children?* stop being surprised about the penn state scandal & learn about the franklin cover up* video: ‘conspiracy of silence’* 2 top officials step down amid penn state sex scandal* catholic church’s pedophile investigator jailed for kiddie porn* sex offender…
-
10/6 defcon: nsa, b of a, acta & siri
#phonehacking: news corp faces more than 60 claims* homeland security dept puts its websites in the cloud* hayden to congress: let nsa monitor public nets for threats* bank of america website disrupted for 4th day in a row* gps inventor urges scotus to reject warrantless tracking* video: americans offered sleep-monitoring datatouch card* video: US signs…
-
Sun Has Largest Eruption In Four Years
NASA said on Tuesday that the sun unleashed the biggest solar flare in four years. The NOAA GOES satellite measured an X6.9 flare on August 9, 2011 at 3:48 a.m. EDT The bursts of radiation cannot pass through Earth’s atmosphere to harm humans on the ground, but it can disrupt GPS and communications signal, according…
-
power companies prepare as solar storms set to hit earth
(Reuters) – Three large explosions from the Sun over the past few days have prompted U.S. government scientists to caution users of satellite, telecommunications and electric equipment to prepare for possible disruptions over the next few days. “The magnetic storm that is soon to develop probably will be in the moderate to strong level,” said…
-
Earthquake Watch: Planetary Alignment Aug 11
Physical forces exerted on our planet by gravitational waves of other heavenly bodies are very real! Planetary alignments may precipitate quakes. Newsbad.com sees a possible 7.2 earthquake on August 11th because of a Earth-Mercury-Sun-Venus alignment. It will be interesting to see if there’s bad news on that date?
-
4/28 defcon: guilt trips down the surveillance highway
obama on manning: ‘he broke the law’ – so much for fair trial* video: ‘pentagon papers’ whistleblower daniel ellsberg says bradley manning can’t get fair trial after obama’s comment* some fbi cyber agents lack adequate skills, report finds* tomtom apologies for giving customer driving data to cops* android data tied to users? some say yes*…
-
Russia Will Spend $3.8B on Space Program
Russia will spend approx. $3.8B dollars on its space program to increase its share in the global space market. There are plans to launch 50 spacecraft in 2011. Russia wants, also, to complete its version of GPS, the GLONASS navigation system.
-
Oregon County Decriminalizes Heroin, Meth, Coke, Shoplifting & More
from raw story: It’s crunch-time for many municipalities across the United States, but for one county in Oregon, that means a little more than in most. The district attorney in Multnomah County, the state’s most populous area with over 710,000 residents, announced recently that it can no longer prosecute dozens of crimes thanks to an…
-
10/7 Defcon: Spooks, Satnav & Sightings
Pentagon says ‘the global cyberwar is just beginning’ // Obama pressures ISP’s to censor websites // Microsoft wants govt licensing net access // AOL says Infowars ‘whipping the internet into a frenzy of anxiety’ // UFO forces airport closure in China
-
Defcon 9/9: Sex, Spies & Vulnerabilities
Craigslist unexpectedly pulls adult services listings // CIA money behind wi-fi positioning system, or WPS // Google pays $8.5M to settle buzz privacy invasion suit // DHS cybersecurity watchdogs miss 100s of vulnerabilities on their own network